History Tools



Historical Dictionary


HistoryToday offers nice, quick, & concise entries for students to look up definitions of terms frequently used in history text.


Historical Facebook Lesson


Derrick Waddell created a Historical Facebook Template. This template is available through Google Docs. It asks students to complete a Facebook profile for famous people throughout history. The template has a place for pictures, an "about me" section, a friends column, & a map to plot the travels of historical figures.


Historic Places


Students can get maps, information, & images about historic places found all over the U.S. & world.


Historypin


Blend history with Pinterest & Google Earth & you have a collaborative tool to explore the history of a specific location (contribute or explore).


Interactive Historical Thinking Poster


An interactive poster for elementary students showing them how to use clues from primary & secondary sources to ask & answer good questions.


Last Updated - January 2014